We got rid of cable because of all the violent and immoral shows. Our children do not need to become a statistic..being raised up to believe violence is an acceptable way to deal with anger and that sex is a "pastime" not a lifelong commitment to one and only one. Do we really need to ask ourselves why our society is in turmoil. We idolize all that is wrong. We have no respect for others, the sancity of life has now become an "option", and morality is bascially non existent..anything goes..that is why everything is going the Wrong Way!
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2. Teens & Alcohol
rainie717 - 09:23am Oct 10, 1999 EST (17.)

teen drinking- not going to school

my 16 year old son has been caught drinking 2x in the past few months he also does not go to school, I do send him but he cuts. When he is grounded he is so nasty to me and anyone in his way . What do I do with him.
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3. How Can I Help My Gifted Child?
raheel ahmed - 12:51pm Oct 10, 1999 EST (137.)

gifted child

my 7 year daughter was told by her kindre teacher she is gifted how do i know and how can i help her more my son is also very bright but careless he was a honor student how can i help him and her.
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4. Getting Along With "Bad" Teachers
Thor - 02:15am Oct 11, 1999 EST (28.)

Switching teachers for the best

My son is in the 4th grade and has never had a behavior problem in the past, but this year he started coming home with bad reports every week and notes from the teacher saying he was being disruptive, etc. He called me from school one day crying because she was moving him to the back of the room. She took the phone from him and very rudely said "If he is telling you he is doing his work, he is lying!", her tone of voice shocked me because it was obvious she was very stressed, and I could not believe she would say that right in front of my son. I offered to come to school to work with him on the work that he was having a difficult time with, and she refused my offer. She was very rude to me and obviously uncomfortable having anyone view her teaching style. I found out she would tell the class to "Shut Up" to get them to be quiet. I don't allow my kids to talk that way to each other so I really thought it was unprofessional for a teacher to speak that way to her students. Instead of giving the children positive reinforcement she would make them feel bad about themselves. I did not want this teacher to put a damper on my son's feelings about going to school, so I transferred him to another class and he has received excellent in behavior and classwork since he made the move. It isn't always the kids fault if there is a problem, there are some teachers who have poor attitudes and need to find other careers.
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5. Black History
chris pitt - 08:53pm Oct 10, 1999 EST (152.)

Why are all the quiz questions about slavery.There are many other black history facts.Black history doesn't begin with slavery.It's only a small part
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6. ADD/ADHD Support Group
Brittanyllea - 02:52am Oct 11, 1999 EST (357.)

new at this

MY first time on the support group line. I have a son in first grade who is currently taking ritalin. We have our hi's and low's. I know how he feels, being that I was diagnosed with ADD when I was in kindergarden. Sometimes I am not sure how to understand him, I think I feel bad because I feel I of all people I should understand the best. Yet I get so frustrated with him still. I would love to hear any suggestions or input from someone with a little experience. Brittanyllea.
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7. MY LITTLE ANGEL
Shemegheads - 11:08pm Oct 9, 1999 EST (2.)

Introduce Yourself!

Hello. I am a mother of a beautiful boy his name is Stephen and he is 8 years old with the mind of a 91/2 month old. He had chicken pox at 3mths old and it left him this way. He's been diagnosed with Severly Developmently Delayed, Seziure Disorder, Nerologically Impaired, Profound Mentally Retarded, Autistic and CP. I know, wow thats alot, but he's all mine and he's a gift from heaven. I look at it as God gave me an Angel to take care of thats what gives me the strength to go on day to day. But anyway, he learned to walk when he was 61/2 yrs old. He doesn't speek "yet" but he has learned a few simple commands (5). He does scream alot though, we've been able to understand most of his yells (8 yrs of experience lol) but I want to find out if there's a way to teach him some form of communication, I figure it would be some form of sign language. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions it would be most helpful. Thanks to everyone for your help, God Bless. Liz and Stephen :)
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8. Free Time and Children
Kathy Jones - 09:45am Oct 10, 1999 EST (41.40)

No tv. We actually don't watch tv at all in my house. And my daughter doesn't miss it! We have no cable in our house. Television has become mind warping trash so we have stopped watching (the tv is only used now for e-mail) .And now we DO things together and TALK. We even sit down to dinner each night at the table and talk about how each other's day was! You should try it. It's great. You wont believe the level of improvement in your family's relationships. Kathy Jones
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9. Halloween Tricks & Treats
PP49 - 09:07am Oct 10, 1999 EST (111.)

To me Halloween has always been a time for fun. If people choose to make it a type of devil worship we can't stop them. I can't believe what our country has turned into. People are truly sick. Children can't be kids anymore, the fun is gone from everything they do. I know most children don't want to be kids, they want to grow up too fast, that is their problem. Dating and having sex even before the age of 10 for most seems to be the trend. It's wrong, very wrong. Halloween is a time to run, have fun with friends, gather delicious treats, be a little afraid. It's not any kind of worship of anything demonic. Gosh, this world is sick!
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10. Talking About Homework
Cree - 03:13am Oct 10, 1999 EST (1.63)

The homework situation has gotten out of hand. Half of the time my son will come home with work that was explained to him in a period of 15 - 20 minutes. He is then expected to turn it in the next day. If not turned in a zero will be given to him for that assign. Once he's home with him we are having to take time trying to get him to understand what needs to be done and how to do it. I will pick him up from school at 3:45, he'll come home eat a snack and get started with his homework.3 out of 4 days a week we are working with him till 9-9:30 and he has no down time. Thank god that I am able to stay home and take care of the things that need to be done around the house before he gets home from school. If not my house would be a wreck. I really feel for the working parents and especially the children who struggle with this. The school systems need to start getting back to basics and spend more time with the children in the classroom and assign less homework to the childre so they can have free time to relax and enjoy their childhood. The other night my 11 yr. old son completed his homework around 8:00 and headed to his bedroom with his hand over his forehead saying that he needed to lay down because school and homework is really stressing him out. He doesn't need to be going through this already, he'll have plenty of that when he becomes an adult.
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